Lovely Arm Candy

66-What Did You Do!?

Harry's pov

"DADDY DADDY!" I raised my head up to the shouting I checked my watch why was she home from school so early? I wasn't even off work yet I just took a lunch and came home to eat maybe nap a little

I needed a nap I can't be sad in my sleep I dream of her then that's when I hear her voice and see her face I feel guilty after the cold turkey way of cutting her off but I can't help but think of her every bloody minute of every fuckin hour of every hellish day

You'd think after 2 months I'd be done with withdrawals

"DADDDDDYYYY!"

I stepped out of my room and saw Angel with her bookbag "what are you doing home?"

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ALEXIS?" She screamed and threw her bag down

My jaw dropped I even lost my footing and stumbled a little "wh-what?"

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" She stomped her eyes were glossy and her face was red "she won't answer me anymore!"

I sighed "Angel why are you home from school?"

She started to crying "I was crying in class because I miss Alexis" she wiped her face "grandpa checked me out cause I can't stop crying"

"Angel this is ridiculous I'm bringing you back to school" My voice wavered seeing her like that was stabbing me in my chest but I can't let her see that I grabbed her arm walking us out

"TELL ME WHAT YOU DID!" She shoved herself away from me

"It's none of your concern" I lowered my voice to sound stern "and you should not be spreading rumors to your grandfather"

"Is it because of me? Did you leave her because I was going to see her? Because I confided in her?"

I frowned deeply "what?"

She swallowed hard I could visually see how hard it was for her to hold back the sob in her throat "daddy I lied to you!" She covered her mouth and looked away "mum doesn't take good care of me and I'm scared! I'm scare of the men she brings to the house" I stepped forward and grabbed her hand moving it

"Men? How often does she do this sweetie? How does she treat you?" I grabbed her upper arms

Angel's bottom lip quivered "she has them all the time and-and the way they look at me daddy..." she shook her head "it makes me feel nasty"

I didn't think my heart could be broken anymore than it already was but this was just stomping on the broken pieces "why didn't you tell me this?" I pulled her for a hug rubbing her back

She wrapped her arms around my torso "I wanted to daddy but when I tell you things and you go back to mom she punishes me she takes my phone and she tells you I'm sick so I can't come see you"

No one was allowed to take Angel's phone away but me her mother knows that she deliberately disobeyed our contractual rules "she's not allowed to take your phone and she knows that" I pulled her away so I could look her in her eyes "sweetie you told Alexis all this?"

She nodded and wiped her face "yes and she told me to tell you but I was scared she told me that we could tell you together but... she won't respond to me"

I rolled my jaw "she's just busy right now-"

"SHE'S BEEN BUSY FOR 2 MONTHS DADDY I'M NOT STUPID I DON'T SEE HER ANYMORE YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT HER YOU'RE TOTALLY DIFFERENT YOU'RE DRY AND SAD AND ANGRY"

"Look Angel what I do in my relationships has nothing to do with you"

She shook her head "HOW COULD YOU LEAVE HER!?" She pointed at me "LOOK AT YOU YOU ARE A COMPLETE MESS ,AN UTTER DISASTER, YOUR SHIRT IS COMPLETELY MISBUTTONED AND YOU'RE WEARING 2 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF SHOES! YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE DIFFERENT!?" I looked down at myself

She was absolutely right I was 2 buttons off in fact and 2 black shoes but of a different style... not a single person at the office had the guts to tell me I looked an ass now as for a mess? The house wasn't as spotless as usual but I really couldn't be bothered with it I had no motivation to even think about cleaning anything

I sighed deeply "it just didn't work out"

Angel cried harder "I love her! She's the best mother I ever had"

I squared my jaw "she's not your mother!"

"I ASKED HER IF IT COULD CALL HER MOM... and she told me yes" she pushed me "AND YOU RUINED IT SHE WAS THE MOM I ALWAYS WANTED"

I took the push and clenched my teeth together "she didn't love you and she didn't love me Angel..."

Her jaw dropped "take that back"

I shook my head "it's true she didn't love us..."

"TAKE IT BACK TAKE IT BACK TAKE IT BACK" she screamed almost hysterically and hit my chest

I grabbed her wrists "calm down sweetie please"

She struggled tugging her hands but I didn't let go she was sobbing "SHE DOES LOVE ME SHE DOES!" She fought

"She's not what we thought Angel she wanted money and that was it!" I snapped

She froze "money?" She laughed "Alexis? She wanted money?" She laughed even harder "when did Alexis ever ask you for money?"

Come to recall she's never asked me, omitting money she's asked for for Ash tray, "look she just did something very nasty and I don't think I could be with a girl who only likes me because I'm rich"

"She didn't like you because you were rich she loves you daddy... it's so painfully obvious how she looks at you how she talks about you... Daddy she wouldn't put up with mom if she didn't love you"

I closed my eyes and huffed through my nose "if it were all that simple I wouldn't have ended it"

"Is it because of the baby?"

My eyes snapped open "what?"

"You didn't leave her because she's pregnant right daddy?" She asked sounding nervous

"Who told you that?" I squinted

She shook her head "nobody I found the tests in the garbage in her bathroom don't tell her I know! I know I wasn't supposed to be snooping but I saw it and... I couldn't help myself"

I let her go "you- you're sure?"

She nodded "yeah and I mean come on daddy she was sick and she didn't want alcohol at dinner and she couldn't even look at a dead fish in the supermarket I'm not a little girl daddy I would have figured it out without the tests eventually"

Well I sure as hell didn't

"I-I..." I trailed off "I have to go"

"If you're going to her house she's not there... I tried to go see her"

I covered my face with my hands "ooo my god" I whimpered moved my hands but I could feel my eyes watering "I need a minute" I turned away from her walking down the hall

"Daddy are you okay?" She whispered

I got to my room slamming the door "OOOH GOD" everything I did, everything I said

She'll never forgive me